The Mysterious Impact of Microplastics on Health: ‘The Long-Term Effects Are Unknown’

The mysterious impact of microplastics on health: ‘The long-term effects are unknown’

The world is infested with plastics, which are crammed with materials containing more than 10,000 chemicals, including carcinogens and endocrine disruptors (compounds capable of mimicking the effects of the body’s hormones and affecting health). Seguir leyendo

Toxic Curiosity: Public Health Interest in Microplastics Across a Polluted World

Background Emerging environmental contaminants with Microplastics are increasing human health implications. While studies confirm their presence in various human tissues and fluids, public perception of this issue has not been thoroughly explored.Objective This study i...

Stories of #Nurdle Pollution

They might have a cute sounding name, but nurdles are a threat to the marine environment, and to our own health. The tiny plastic pellets disappear into the food chain, ‘more and more studies are finding that microplastics, defined as plastic pieces less than 5 millimetres across, are also in our bodies.’ Fidra, the environmental […]